The Highbank Experience for Groups

Group Bookings are welcome to Taste and Tour Highbank Orchards.

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Price

€38

Duration

1.5-2 hrs

Group Size

18-72

Fantastic shop with their own Ciders, Gin, Apple Wine and Apple Brandy. All made there. Owner very knowledgeable. Lovely place to visit. I'll be back. Proper Cider. Lots more there . Go visit

Michael Keating

Come visit, travel by tractor train through our orchards and taste under the magical oak tree canopy. Owner led and individually designed to suit groups requirements this is a unique, real organic farm taste and tours attraction catering for the interests of the culturally curious and specialist groups including product tastings and visit to the distillery and farm shop. We are 5 generations on the farm and tailor our client’s interest for each tour e.g. local family history, biodiversity food processing, sustainability. We also have a distillery having multi award winning apple products including apple brandey, apple rum, cider, balsamic vinegars and apple syrups to taste. Let us tempt you but booking essential and minimum group size.

From apple to bottle, partake in living organic farming with a tractor train tour through the organic orchards, a visit to the distillery ending in our stone built 17th century mill with a sampling of our delicious Single Estate organic cider vinegar, syrups and apple spirits. Your Guide will explain the process that creates the distinctive flavours and character of our organic cider, apple gin, apple rum and apple brandey, meeting the owners for a chat on local history, and of course, The Highbank Story of five generations.

Our guided tours last approximately one and half hours.
Free Parking
We welcome small groups as well as coaches.

blurred ample bottles on a tasting oak table outside beside a bowl with oak seedling

Outdoor Shelter amongst the Trees at Highbank Orchards

Front view of Tractor train driving through the orchards

full side view of tractor train full of people having fun

Table in the orchard with apple juice and glasses at apple blossom time

rod and julie with black dog Jasper picking apples up a ladder with a basket

front two arches in stone building as entrance to farm shop

Testimonials

What customers and visitors are saying about Highbank Orchards

Close up of apple blossom on tree branch.

I loved each and every detail of your orchard. Thank you for taking the time to give us your tours and explain how it all came to be... from the stones, to the equipment, the history - it was wonderful and the highlight of my trip!

I've taken many distillery tours but this was memorable simply for the personalization of the tour they offered.

Uniquely tranquil, Highbank Orchards offers a taste of rural Ireland to remember.

Aerial View of orchard. Trees in bloom with blue sky

Your Visit FAQs

Some answers to typical questions you may have. Can't find what you are looking for? Contact us know and we'll assist you in any way we can.

Is there a Farm Shop on site and when can we visit?

Yes. Our farm shop is open during all opening hours and is free to drop in to visit and maybe a chance of a cup of coffee or tea.

How long do the self-guided walks take?

All our self-guided tours are at your own pace…Slow Tourism’ we call it!... Take your time and don’t be rushed. The average time for the Red Gated Orchard QR coded Walk is 1 hour and for the Wellness Walk a little longer.

How long does the Highbank Experience Taste & Tour take?

The average time for this is 1.5 hours – 2 hours

Is there free parking?

Yes. There is ample free parking on the farm and beside the farm shop. There is also dedicated space for buses.

Are dogs permitted?

We are dog lovers but dogs on only permitted strictly on the leash whilst visiting the Farm Shop. Unfortunately, absolutely no dogs are allowed on the walks due to our delicate wildlife habitats which need no disturbance.

are there toilets on site

yes there are toilets on site

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